第二节　完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36－55各小题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A couple of years ago, a minister(牧师) in an American church got fed up with listening to the people in his church complaining. They were complaining about little   36 : the service(礼拜仪式) was too long, the service was too short; they didn’t like the choice of   37    they had to sing in church. He felt all this complaining was   38   everyone feel negative. So, he   39    to do something about it.
He gave the people in his church a(n)  40  : try to stop complaining for 21   41  .And not just about the church, about everything! He   42    gave each person in the church a purple bracelet(手镯) to wear on their wrists. The bracelet was to   43    them not to complain.  44   , after three weeks of not complaining, people said they felt happier. They  45    that the less they complained, the happier their lives became.
Complaining seems to be part of our human nature. Life,  46  , is full of difficulties. It is   47   to feel disappointed, irritated and unhappy at times. The real problem,  48  , comes when we take those negative inner feeelings and   49  them out loud. Somehow, it makes everything   50  . The more we complain, the worse we feel; the worse we feel, the more we complain. And it   51  everyone around us, too. It can become a virus of negativity.
Doctors say that complaining is aslo  52  for your health. They say that people who aren’t complainers are healthier, happier, have more friends and are more successful than people who complain all the time. So,  53   something ticks you off, like a rainy day or a bad meal, try  54  your tongue instead of complaining. It will be your contribution to   55   a world without complaints.
36. A.advantages            B.places                C.things              D. opinions       
37. A.songs               B.activities             C.words              D.speeches
38. A.causing              B.making              C.forcing             D.getting
39. A.expected             B.suggested            C.wished              D.decided
40. A.challenge            B.gift                 C.suggestion           D.explanation
41. A.hours               B.days                C.weeks              D.months
42. A.even               B.only                C.ever               D.also
43. A.hope               B.warn                C.remind             D.persuade
44. A.Surprisingly         B.Fortunately          C.Finally             D.Clearly
45. A.described            B.imagined            C.discovered           D.understood
46. A.above all            B.after all             C.as a result           D.first of all
47. A.important           B.strange              C.possible             D.natural
48. A.besides             B.instead              C.however            D.otherwise
49. A.express             B.perform             C. give               D.hand
50. A.better               B.worse               C.satisfying           D.puzzling
51. A.benefits             B.improves            C.attracts             D.affects
52. A.bad                B.good                C.necessary            D.fantastic
53. A.although            B.now that             C.even if              D.next time
54. A.taking              B.holding             C.opening             D.using
55. A.changing            B.damaging            C.building            D.declaring

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One good deed deserves another

    One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one cent left. He was hungry so he decided to   36   a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young woman opened the door.   37   a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I   38   you?”

  “You don’t owe me   39  ,” she replied. “My mother has taught me never to accept money for   40   of kindness.”  He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he felt stronger   41  , and it also increased his faith in the human race.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were   42  . They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists were called in to study her   43   disease. Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was also in the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, he immediately   44   from the chair and went down   45   the hospital hall towards her room.　　　　　　　　

      46   his doctor’s coat he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room,   47   to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.

    After a long struggle, the   48   against the disease was won. Dr Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The   49   was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was   50   that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the   51   of the bill   52    her attention. She read these words.

    “Paid   53   for a glass of milk.”

    Tears of joy   54   her eyes as she saw it. She was grateful   55   love could spread widely through human hearts and hands.

A. beg for B. intend for   C. seek for D. pay for

A. On top of   B. In addition  C. Instead of   D. In spite of

A. own B. cost C. owe  D. spend

A. anything    B. something    C. everything   D. nothing

A. benefit B. reason   C. sake D. acts

A. mentally    B. thoroughly   C. physically   D. intellectually

A. defeat  B. stuck    C. hit  D. struck

A. different   B. rare C. infected D. casual

A. raised  B. stood    C. rose D. aroused

A. through B. over     C. cross    D. beneath

A. With    B. Dressed in   C. Dressing in  D. Wore

A. determined  B. concluded    C. decided  D. tried

A. game    B. battle   C. disease  D. treatment

A. doctor      B. patient  C. approval D. bill

A. negative    B. uncertain    C. sure D. unsure

A. back    B. side C. front    D. page

A. paid    B. caught   C. fixed    D. made

A. in turn B. in vain  C. in full  D. in return

A. blew    B. floated C. flooded      D. flew

A. that    B. what C. which    D. whose

第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 36－55 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you  36  speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of  37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of  38  things, but his promise to tell the truth 39  him.
Once a man came to a  prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad  40. Which one of them should  I  41  first？”The prophet said, “Give up telling  42  first and always speak the truth. ”The man promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the  43  he made with the prophet.  “44  tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out  45？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If  I tell the truth,  46  will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be  47  for stealing.”
So the man  48  not to steal that night, and  gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he  49  drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will  50 me, because a Muslim is not  51  to drink wine.” And so he gave up the  52 of drinking wine.
In this way,  53  the man thought of doing something bad, he  54  his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very  55  person.
36、A、always                    B、hardly                    C、sometimes        D、never
37、A、time                  B、money                    C、trouble            D、energy
38、A、great                  B、bad                        C、strange            D、stupid
39、A、educated             B、bothered             C、tested              D、saved
40、A、habits                     B、friends                    C、purposes          D、collections
41、A、take in                B、bring back                 C、give up            D、depend on
42、A、stories                B、truths                        C、reasons            D、lies
43、A、plan                   B、secret                        C、promise           D、mistake
44、A、Because              B、Unless                    C、Since               D、If
45、A、stealing              B、drinking             C、walking           D、dancing
46、A、none                  B、someone                 C、anyone            D、everyone
47、A、controlled           B、admired                  C、punished          D、killed
48、A、refused              B、tried                  C、decided            D、agreed
49、A、talked about        B、felt like            C、adapted to(适应)  D、broke down
50、A、understand              B、like                    C、hate              D、respect
51、A、allowed             B、encouraged             C、invited             D、advised
52、A、chance                    B、disadvantage       C、adventure      D、idea
53、A、wherever            B、whenever            C、whatever          D、however
54、A、forgot                    B、doubted                  C、regretted          D、remembered
55、A、good                  B、attractive            C、practical     D、generous(慷慨的)